ZK-383

ZK-383
ZK–383 at the Springfield Armory Museum
TypeSubmachine gun, Squad Automatic Weapon
Place of originCzechoslovakia
Service history
In service1938–1970[1]
Used bySee Users
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerKoucký brothers[2]
Designed1930 [2]
Produced1938–1948
No. builtApprox 35,000[2]
Specifications (ZK-383)
Mass4.83 kg[1]
Length875 mm[1]
Barrel length325 mm[1]
Cartridge9×19mm Parabellum
Actionblowback
Rate of fire500–700 rounds/min, variable[3]
Muzzle velocity460 m/s (1,500 ft/s)
Effective firing range250 m
Feed system30, 40 round detachable box magazine

The ZK-383 is a submachine gun developed by the Koucký brothers, who worked at the pre-war Československá zbrojovka, akc.spol. (under its name of Zbrojovka Brno after World War II) arms factory in Brno, Czechoslovakia. It was produced at a slow rate from 1938 onwards and was exported as far away as Bolivia and Venezuela.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Atlas-fr was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d Popenker, Maxim. "ZK383". world.guns.ru. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  3. ^ Smith, W.H.B., Small Arms of the World, Military Service Publishing Company, 1957, p. 354